Thailand will allow Russian citizens to visit for longer periods in a bid to boost tourism during peak travel season, a government minister said.

US President Joe Biden is considering a trip to Israel as part of a global diplomatic push to prevent the war from engulfing the wider region. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is also visiting Israel Tuesday and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken returned to Tel Aviv Monday, after meeting Arab leaders to discuss the conflict and efforts to provide humanitarian assistance to people in Gaza.

The Israeli shekel, which has fallen to an eight-year low, is unlikely to significantly depreciate further, according to strategists at Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

HDFC Bank Ltd., India’s largest private sector lender, kicked off the earnings season for the nation’s banks with an increase in profit that topped expectations.

Indian stocks that gain from cricket’s popularity in the South Asian nation extended their rally after the country’s win over Pakistan, with the announcement of the game’s inclusion in the 2028 Olympics delivering a double boost to consumer stocks.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said higher interest rates may persist, while insisting the US economy is “in a good place.”

Florida’s farmers have spent nearly two decades fending off plagues, freezes and storms that decimated their orange crops. A growing number of them have had enough.